People
People: voices and talents
Techniques do not survive on their own. Gingada profiles the makers, designers, engineers and organisers who carry Brazilian fashion knowledge,
Language & identity
Renata Drews for Gingada
From Cafuné to Borogodó
The grammar sailed in from Lisbon. The soul came from everywhere else. Discover the Indigenous, African and Arabic words that made Brazilian Portuguese.
Read the feature →Brazilians abroad
Renata Drews for Gingada
Brazil Is Its People
Five rapid-fire conversations with Brazilians living abroad — on saudade, Salvador and what the world still gets wrong about Brazil.
Read the feature →Who we talk to
The wider network
Textile engineers
Fibre science, finishing and low-impact dye systems.
Cooperative leaders
Community governance, pricing and fair distribution.
Curators & researchers
Fashion history, decolonial theory and archives.
Buyers & agents
The commercial bridge between Brazil and global retail.
Designers
Meet the designers
Browse profiles of the Brazilian fashion designers shaping labels, runways and craft-led studios.